Sumer Surname
Approximately 22,125 people bear this surname
Sumer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,780 | 1:36,914 | 2,638 |
| Philippines | 491 | 1:206,188 | 32,380 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Serbia | 15 | 1:476,330 | 19,508 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
The alternate forms: Sümer (22,284), Šumer (145) & Sumér (1) are calculated separately.
Sumer (70,095) may also be a first name.
Sumer Demographics
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Sumer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumer (Arabic: سومر, Bengali: সুমের, Hindi: सुमेर, Marathi: सुमेर, Oriya: ସୁେମର, Russian: Сумер) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sümer, Šumer or Sumér. Click here for other possible spellings of Sumer.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,441st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 329,381 people. The last name Sumer is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sumer live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sumer is also the 13,852nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 70,095 people.
The surname Sumer is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 20,780 people, or 1 in 36,914. In India Sumer is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 51 percent live, Meghalaya, where 38 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Sumer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sumer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumer surname rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sumer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sumer last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
The amount Sumer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.24% less than the national average, earning R 96,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.74% less than the national average, earning $36,895 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumer in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমের | sumera | - |
| Sumer in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमेर | sumera | 99.45 |
| सूमेर | sumera | 0.5 |
| सूमेरा | sumera | 0.01 |
| सुमरे | sumare | 0 |
| कुमार | kumara | 0 |
| सुमर | sumara | 0 |
| सुमेरा | sumera | 0 |
| सु़मेर | sumera | 0 |
| Sumer in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେମର | suemara | 96.97 |
| ଶୁେମର | suemara | 3.03 |
| Sumer in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमेर | sumera | 65.6 |
| सुमेरिंसग | sumerinsaga | 24.92 |
| सुमेरिंसह | sumerinsaha | 6.54 |
| सूमेर | sumera | 0.92 |
| सुमर | sumara | 0.34 |
| शुमेर | sumera | 0.08 |
| सुमेद | sumeda | 0.08 |
| सुगेर | sugera | 0.08 |
| सुमेरा | sumera | 0.08 |
| सूमेऱ | sumera | 0.08 |
| सुमे | sume | 0.08 |
| सुमार | sumara | 0.08 |
| सुमेन | sumena | 0.08 |
| सुमेश | sumesa | 0.08 |
| Sumer in the Russian language | ||
| Сумер | sumer | - |
| Sumer in the Arabic language | ||
| سومر | swmr | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumer
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